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and there's an expression at the pentagon called hair on fire. when people get all excited over essentially little or nothing, and when the dust settles, you're able to deal with the facts. i think people should be very proud of this nomination of senator hagel. he brings to this not only experience as a veteran, as someone who served in uniform, but as somebody who understands the reality of the world. with regard to his position on iran and on sanctions, he's made clear that he supports this president and he supports the toughest multilateral sanctions that have ever been imposed on this country -- on that country. >> should we not care if his personal views run contrary? especially when it comes to, benjamin netanyahu says there's a six-month time period, some say it could be longer. there has to be a decision made on iran. it doesn't matter what he personally would do as long as he does what the president has already said he would do which is military options on the table? >> we ought to respect the fact that the president has chosen him as a
and there's an expression at the pentagon called hair on fire. when people get all excited over essentially little or nothing, and when the dust settles, you're able to deal with the facts. i think people should be very proud of this nomination of senator hagel. he brings to this not only experience as a veteran, as someone who served in uniform, but as somebody who understands the reality of the world. with regard to his position on iran and on sanctions, he's made clear that he supports this...
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a ground-breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move, to give you a sense of the significance, could open up 230,000 frontline jobs to women in the military. "outfront" tonight, rosa brooks, a columnist for foreign policy and has worked in the pentagon under the obama administration and david frum, former speech writer for george w. bush and a contributor for us. rosa, right now, 50% of active duty personnel are women. they're not in combat positions. as we said, this could be hundreds of thousand of jobs suddenly would be open to women. am i right in saying this is hublgly significant? >> it's absolutely enormous. the one thing i would say though, it's not that we don't have women in combat positions. we have women who are ineligible under the former policy for combat military occupational specialties. but there really isn't any front line in today's wars. we've got women ou
a ground-breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move, to give you a sense of the significance, could open up 230,000 frontline jobs to women in the military. "outfront" tonight, rosa brooks, a columnist for foreign policy and has worked in the pentagon under the obama administration and david frum, former speech writer for george...
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joining me now is the cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence to talk about the tactics and the military. and how the military may have helped the police spy on this killer despite him hiding underground, also with us victor blackwell in midland city in alabama watching this unfold. victor, first, let me start with you. the standoff stretched for seven days and ended in just a mere matter of minutes. are we getting any more information from officials on why they decided to go in, how they decided to go in, and how they pulled this off? >> reporter: exactly. and this is a blend of both military science and social science. i will leave the military end up to chris. i'll tell you about the other element. we have reached out to the fbi contact, we have been speaking to this week, alabama state police, some sources who were close to the situation. we know this came down to the last 24 hours. and the fbi hostage rescue team, it's more than just the guys who go in to pull the child out. there are behavioral scientists, tactical technicians, the fbi swat, the negotiators, they are all here at th
joining me now is the cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence to talk about the tactics and the military. and how the military may have helped the police spy on this killer despite him hiding underground, also with us victor blackwell in midland city in alabama watching this unfold. victor, first, let me start with you. the standoff stretched for seven days and ended in just a mere matter of minutes. are we getting any more information from officials on why they decided to go in, how they...
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barbara starr, cnn the pentagon. >>> child's play is turned into something resembling survival tackics with the daily threat of death from war. we take you inside one refugee camp where children are seeking safety below ground. getting there with the only tool they have. their hands. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> in syria, a scathing speech today from bashar al assad, and more bloodshed throughout the country. >>> a syrian opposition group says at least 101 people were killed today nationwide. 28 died in de mass cass and the suburbs, 22 in aleppo. as the bombs were falling and the bullets flying, the syrian president lashed out at rebels during his first public speech in seven months. assad was affectionately mobbed by a crowd of adorning supporters in the capital. he told his people and the world that syria is not undergoing the revolution and as long as terrorists are in the country they will not stand down. >> translator: this is
barbara starr, cnn the pentagon. >>> child's play is turned into something resembling survival tackics with the daily threat of death from war. we take you inside one refugee camp where children are seeking safety below ground. getting there with the only tool they have. their hands. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> in syria, a...
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, what are you hearing at the pentagon on this? >> right now soledad they're close mouthed about the entire situation. i have to tell you the intelligence community has been looking for some time at the very question of some of these affiliate groups said to be affiliated with al qaeda perhaps that are emerging in the region. i was just talking to some intelligence officials yesterday. what they are noticing, they say, is a number of groups throughout north africa, the middle east, this region including turkey, where they are sharing fighters, expertise, weapons, technology. this is sort of the post 9/11 era we're in now, where the small groups are rising up, they may often have their own priorities, their own targets for attack but becoming more and more dangerous because of their own ability to network and share the expertise. fighters are moving between the networks and it's causing a lot of concern. the number of al qaeda fighters rising in syria in the revolution there and moving throughout the region so i think it's safe to s
, what are you hearing at the pentagon on this? >> right now soledad they're close mouthed about the entire situation. i have to tell you the intelligence community has been looking for some time at the very question of some of these affiliate groups said to be affiliated with al qaeda perhaps that are emerging in the region. i was just talking to some intelligence officials yesterday. what they are noticing, they say, is a number of groups throughout north africa, the middle east, this...
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our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us. barbara, what have you learned about this very controversial proposal? >> well, wolf, this would be a fundamental shift in the how military families buy their groceries. the commissaries have been a staple of military life for decades. and i want to run everyone through a couple numbers just so you see the scope of this program and why the pentagon is thinking about cutting it, believing they can save money. look at this. there are about 178 commissaries in the united states another 70 or so overseas. the groceries are discounted. a family of four saves about $4500 a year if they buy their groceries at the commissary rather than out in the commercial world. in the civilian world, and that adds up to about.6 billion a year compared to buying across the board in commercial stores. but here's the thing. the commissaries cost the u.s. taxpayer about $1.4 billion a year in tax dollars to run. so the pentagon calculation is, do they really need the commissaries? should they save that $1.4 b
our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us. barbara, what have you learned about this very controversial proposal? >> well, wolf, this would be a fundamental shift in the how military families buy their groceries. the commissaries have been a staple of military life for decades. and i want to run everyone through a couple numbers just so you see the scope of this program and why the pentagon is thinking about cutting it, believing they can save money. look at this. there are...
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. >> reporter: under a pentagon contract, the company is developing this low cost rugged and highly maneuverable robotic hand that could revolutionize the war zone, high tech business and your home. >> typically we build robotic hands like tanks. they have to be very durable. to make them durable, we have to machine them out of metal and that's an expensive process. >> reporter: instead, these fingers are made of cheaper, molded rubber but inside -- >> again, there are about 100 barometers that are able to measure a sense of touch. >> reporter: that means the robotic hand has knowledge. >> there are pressure sensors that know whether it's holding on to something. just like you have a sense of touch. >> reporter: just like my finger. the robot can even pick up a key and unlock a door. what can this do in my house? >> this could do, in your house, this could do all the things that we currently do with our hands right now. this will give us a greater capability to use hands for cleaning in the house, preparing things, cleaning things. >> reporter: doing the dishes? >> maybe some day doing the dishe
. >> reporter: under a pentagon contract, the company is developing this low cost rugged and highly maneuverable robotic hand that could revolutionize the war zone, high tech business and your home. >> typically we build robotic hands like tanks. they have to be very durable. to make them durable, we have to machine them out of metal and that's an expensive process. >> reporter: instead, these fingers are made of cheaper, molded rubber but inside -- >> again, there are...
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chris lawrence live from the pentagon. stay with us for the nomination hearing at 9:30 eastern we'll have live coverage for you. >>> we're also keeping an eye on a hostage standoff in alabama. we're hearing reports the gunman is a survivalist with anti-american views. police are trying to negotiate with this manholed up in an underground bunk we are a 5-year-old hostage a little boy. the man shot and killed a school bus driver, you see the school bus driver here and took the boy at gunpoint tuesday. last night he agreed to let the police let down crayons through a plastic pipe. officials say dykes does not know the boy. maybes say dykes'actions do not surprise them. >> he's been waiting look a time bomb. i'm not surprised about the underground bunker because a majority of the time this man dug at all hours of the day and night, and he patrolled his property, which is right across the street from my yard, with a gun. >> mark poak from the southern poverty law center joins from us montgomery, alabama, good morning. >> good m
chris lawrence live from the pentagon. stay with us for the nomination hearing at 9:30 eastern we'll have live coverage for you. >>> we're also keeping an eye on a hostage standoff in alabama. we're hearing reports the gunman is a survivalist with anti-american views. police are trying to negotiate with this manholed up in an underground bunk we are a 5-year-old hostage a little boy. the man shot and killed a school bus driver, you see the school bus driver here and took the boy at...
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the head of the group told don lemon why his organization thinks hagel is the wrong man for the pentagon's top job. >> this is a guy, a sec def, who's going to be in charge of ensuring implement take of open service takes place. he has a negative record on that, and i'm not just talking about one comment he made toward a former nominee, ambassador hormel. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing sanctions on tehran to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. and finally, our bilateral relationship with israel, not strong on that. regardless of where you lie, pick your poison. it's a perfect storm for why he should not be sec def. to use an army colloquialism, he is a no go. >> he's independent, has wonderful fresh ideas to try to reengage the discussion about the middle east. i've known him before he went for senate no omaha, nebraska in 1986. he was interested before he ran for the senate to learn more from me. i grew up in israel, was born there. it was an amazing relationship, it started and developed in the last 20 years
the head of the group told don lemon why his organization thinks hagel is the wrong man for the pentagon's top job. >> this is a guy, a sec def, who's going to be in charge of ensuring implement take of open service takes place. he has a negative record on that, and i'm not just talking about one comment he made toward a former nominee, ambassador hormel. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing sanctions on tehran to...
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the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ femal
the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think...
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do you think chuck hagel can run the pentagon? >> my inclination has been to give the president the prerogative of deciding who's in his cabinet. i voted for john kerry although i don't agree with much he represents as far as a u.s. senator, but i think he's an honest person and i think the president has the right to decide. with regard to hagel, my first inclination was to give him the benefit of the doubt. i'm for auditing the pentagon. i think there is waste to be found. he's a soldier. served honor bly. i'm starting to have doubts and they are that if you going to run department of defense, you need to reveal if you've had financing from foreign groups. there's rumors about foreign groups that may have provided financing and i think he needs to reveal that. i am saying yes, i need more information before making a final decision. >> all right, but do you think john mccain is right to filibuster given your point, that you may not like who the president picks, but it is his prerogative whom he chooses to be in his cabinet. >> i t
do you think chuck hagel can run the pentagon? >> my inclination has been to give the president the prerogative of deciding who's in his cabinet. i voted for john kerry although i don't agree with much he represents as far as a u.s. senator, but i think he's an honest person and i think the president has the right to decide. with regard to hagel, my first inclination was to give him the benefit of the doubt. i'm for auditing the pentagon. i think there is waste to be found. he's a...
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hood tragedy and discussion, pentagon is not giving the victims purple hearts, which i am stunned and i think it brings up the question to talk about next, is, what's a hero. when we come back, we'll get right to that. [ female announcer ] when a woman wears a pad she can't always move the way she wants. now you can. with stayfree ultra thins. flexible layers move with your body while thermocontrol wicks moisture away. keep moving. stayfree. >>> welcome back to "the point." i'm going to need help getting my arms around this one. i can't see two sides of the story. horrible tragedy number of years ago, ft. hood. so many people died. the pentagon is saying they do not want to award purple hearts to the victims because they're saying somehow it gets in the way of the investigate investigation of major hassan. margaret, to me, anyone that loses their life there or home is a hero. >> the controversy here and we'll get to the point. whether you award purple hearts in the battlefield. was the incident an incident of a man madman who shot up his peers or a man perpetrator of radical islamist
hood tragedy and discussion, pentagon is not giving the victims purple hearts, which i am stunned and i think it brings up the question to talk about next, is, what's a hero. when we come back, we'll get right to that. [ female announcer ] when a woman wears a pad she can't always move the way she wants. now you can. with stayfree ultra thins. flexible layers move with your body while thermocontrol wicks moisture away. keep moving. stayfree. >>> welcome back to "the point."...
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our barbara starr is covering the developments at the pentagon. so without getting into the int indicates of mali, give us an idea of what is happening in algeria, barbara. >> well, u.s. officials have told us for the last two days now the information is sketchy, as you just said. right now the algerian operation, it is believed continues to be under way. defense secretary leon panetta has said he believes there are as many as seven american hostages involved in this incident. it looks like the u.s. government, the british, japanese, norwegians, basically, are letting this algerian operation play out. you have to, you know, really remember, this is sovereign algerian territory. it's something the algerians take very seriously. they haven't asked, as far as we know, for any u.s. help. they want to handle it. this is a classic hostage situation. the algerians have moved in, surrounded it, nobody in, nobody out, and they are going to make the attempt to deal with it. that's the basic u.s. understanding. but, you know, beyond that it's very difficult
our barbara starr is covering the developments at the pentagon. so without getting into the int indicates of mali, give us an idea of what is happening in algeria, barbara. >> well, u.s. officials have told us for the last two days now the information is sketchy, as you just said. right now the algerian operation, it is believed continues to be under way. defense secretary leon panetta has said he believes there are as many as seven american hostages involved in this incident. it looks...
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hood tragedy and discussion, pentagon is not giving the victims purple hearts which i am stunned and i think it brings up the question to talk about next, is, what's a hero. when we come back, we'll get right to that. change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it shows. we don't run like that. we build john deere e
hood tragedy and discussion, pentagon is not giving the victims purple hearts which i am stunned and i think it brings up the question to talk about next, is, what's a hero. when we come back, we'll get right to that. change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe...
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hood tragedy and discussion, pentagon is not giving the victims purple hearts which i am stunned and i think it brings up the question to talk about next, is, what's a hero. when we come back, we'll get right to that. wait for it... wait for it... [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which...
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let's bring in cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. i was listening in on that conference call with ben rhodes and it started off in a coded fashion. he didn't come out and say, we're arming the rebels. he talked about providing military assistance in such a way to make the rebel opposition more effective in their fight against the regime. barbara, what, if anything, can you tell us about what they are talking about? >> well, jim, what a senior administration official is telling me is that the president has not made that final decision yet about what option he wants to go for. there's some things that i think reasonably are going to be taken off the table. no u.s. ground troops in syria. the president also not anxious, not really looking at putting a no fly zone into place, though senator john mccain wants that. the most likely option, potentially arming the rebels. let's remember that this is something that mccain himself has been pushing for for quite a bit. listen to what he had to say a short time ago. >> i applaud the president's
let's bring in cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. i was listening in on that conference call with ben rhodes and it started off in a coded fashion. he didn't come out and say, we're arming the rebels. he talked about providing military assistance in such a way to make the rebel opposition more effective in their fight against the regime. barbara, what, if anything, can you tell us about what they are talking about? >> well, jim, what a senior administration official is telling me...
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pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is "outfront." hillary clinton says it's risky to ignore this rising threat. >> benghazi did not happen in a vacuum. instability in mali has created an expanding safe haven for terrorists. >> reporter: and the defense secretary sounds like a man ready to go on offense. >> we've got to go after al qaeda, wherever the hell they're at. and yes, in mali if necessary. >> reporter: but the white house is not embracing the same tough talk. >> we are working with france and support their effort in mali, and believe that the goal of preventing terrorists' safe haven is an important one. >> reporter: in public, the administration swings from forceful to tentative. a senior u.s. official said the defense secretary's tough talk is classic panetta. "he's letting the french know we've got their back in the offensive against al qaeda." u.s. military planes recently started landing in the capital, bringing 200 french troops and tons of the equipment to the fight. they're also sharing intelligence. but france is tak
pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is "outfront." hillary clinton says it's risky to ignore this rising threat. >> benghazi did not happen in a vacuum. instability in mali has created an expanding safe haven for terrorists. >> reporter: and the defense secretary sounds like a man ready to go on offense. >> we've got to go after al qaeda, wherever the hell they're at. and yes, in mali if necessary. >> reporter: but the white house is not embracing the same...
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only the pentagon some days can bring you this kind of thing. you know, there was an open hearing on capitol hill. the secretary of defense, the chairman testifying and a congressman from colorado suddenly decided to read this statement which was at the time unclassified from the defense intelligence agency, saying that north korea had this capability, and he asked the chairman of the joint chiefs all about it. general dempsey sort of was taken aback. he well knew about the study, but thought it was fully classified. well, piers, at the end of the day, what it turns out is somehow, which nobody can explain, this very critical piece of information was not marked classified for the congressman. the d.i.a. tonight is trying to figure out how they could have screwed up so bad. >> seems quite extraordinary. barbara, thank you very much. thank you, kyung in south korea. i want to bring in a retired general, wesley clark, former nato supreme allied commander and bill richardson, the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. let me start with you, if i may, bi
only the pentagon some days can bring you this kind of thing. you know, there was an open hearing on capitol hill. the secretary of defense, the chairman testifying and a congressman from colorado suddenly decided to read this statement which was at the time unclassified from the defense intelligence agency, saying that north korea had this capability, and he asked the chairman of the joint chiefs all about it. general dempsey sort of was taken aback. he well knew about the study, but thought...
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the pentagon officially says they haven't fully tested and developed one, but the pentagon isn't saying they're not doing it and i think that's really the key here. the pentagon is sort of parsing this, officially saying not fully tested, not fully developed, but people behind the scenes will tell you straight out that that is the north korean goal and they're making progress on it. and one of the real questions is how are they doing it. who is helping them. you know, a lot of rumors go through the intelligence community all the time that the iranians are helping them. this is highly technical work, very doubtful they're doing it all by themselves. they're getting help from somewhere and they are making progress, and i think that's really the key. people can differ over when it might happen, when they could really hit a target with any kind of reliability, but that's their goal. that's what they're working towards. i don't think there's a lot of disagreement about that. >> general marks, what do you make of this information? i'm still a little confused. it's not a warhead but could be a
the pentagon officially says they haven't fully tested and developed one, but the pentagon isn't saying they're not doing it and i think that's really the key here. the pentagon is sort of parsing this, officially saying not fully tested, not fully developed, but people behind the scenes will tell you straight out that that is the north korean goal and they're making progress on it. and one of the real questions is how are they doing it. who is helping them. you know, a lot of rumors go through...
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>> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they want more radar support. they want a new base in japan here to be tracking ely on what's happening. they want to beef up missiles in alaska and california and, of course, they want steady monitoring from ships at sea from airplanes overhead and satellites all watching to see if north korea is going to launch at some point our way. how would that work? well, if north korea launches a missile, all the early warning systems would send the coordinates of the flight back to these response missiles which would then fire and go up and try to hit it and take it out. ideally, they would like to hit it early on
>> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they...
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too quick to subject cuts at the pentagon. meantime, the current defense secretary leon panetta is making history on the way out the door. joining me now, retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal is the former commander in afghanistan. and former cia director and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i'm the only one without a military title this morning. i want to start out with chuck hagel because he's what's top on the minds of the pentagon. from what you know of chuck hagel, and he would be the first enlisted man ever to run the pentagon. the first vietnam vet, from what you know, what sort of reception would he get from the military? >> i think it would be fine. i know senator hagel, he was on my oversight committee when i was in the intelligence community. he was a member, and this is not a universal condition, he was a member that you could talk to, have an honest dialogue, not necessarily disagree. you can always speak with him and frankly given my time in uniform, that's a tremendous attribute. i actually
too quick to subject cuts at the pentagon. meantime, the current defense secretary leon panetta is making history on the way out the door. joining me now, retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal is the former commander in afghanistan. and former cia director and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i'm the only one without a military title this morning. i want to start out with chuck hagel because he's what's top on the minds of the pentagon. from what you know of chuck hagel,...
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now, what has happened here is the pentagon chief, currently leon panetta, has said here's the deal, women are now able to be in the front lines in combat. you have time, he says to the military to come back and tell me if women should be excluded from certain jobs. here is the idea r you have to have -- in special ops, in particular, there are huge physical challenges, even for the fittest of men. the question whether women who biologically have less upper body strength, can qualify and use the same qualifications as men. now, clearly, there are some women who can, but we will see over the next six months or so if anyone comes back and says i just don't think this is a job that a female can do but i think he expect a pretty easy transition. as we know, women have been in combat in terms of supporting combat, women killed in afghanistan and iraq, so it is not a huge leap but it is a cultural leap and there are certain jobs where you cannot bring down the qualifications, where men and women are going to have to meet the same qualifications and the question is whether women can, simply
now, what has happened here is the pentagon chief, currently leon panetta, has said here's the deal, women are now able to be in the front lines in combat. you have time, he says to the military to come back and tell me if women should be excluded from certain jobs. here is the idea r you have to have -- in special ops, in particular, there are huge physical challenges, even for the fittest of men. the question whether women who biologically have less upper body strength, can qualify and use...
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with ben in charge, they published the pentagon papers, exposed watergate, holding america's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. and when he retired, they put it in a poem. a rare ben brand lee, his reign has ceased. but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben, he could pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looks so cool in them. early in openra winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to suzy. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested that i should change my name. people can relate to suzy. that's what they said. it turned out, surprisingly, that people could relate to oprah just fine. in more than 4500 episodes of her show, her message was always, you can. you can do and you can be and you can grow. and it can be better. and she is living proof. rising from childhood poverty and abuse to the pinnacle of the entertainment universe. but even with 40 emmys, the distinction of being the first
with ben in charge, they published the pentagon papers, exposed watergate, holding america's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. and when he retired, they put it in a poem. a rare ben brand lee, his reign has ceased. but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben, he could pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looks so cool in them. early in openra winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should...
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he is top on the minds at the pentagon i think. from what you know of chuck hagel and he would be the first enlisted man ever to run the pentagon, the first vietnam vet, from what you know, what sort of reception would he get from the military? >> i think it would be fine. i know senator haggel. he was a member -- and not a universal condition -- he was a member you could talk to, but on a personal base have a candid exchange of views. you could always speak with him and frankly given my time in uniform, that's a tremendous attribu attribute. i think will work out well. >> you wrote in your book about the trust deficit that happens when the military gets used to a new person. you were talking about the president at the time. but i wonder if having a pentagon chief with the credentials of having fought in a war, sort of helps with the trust deficit? >> i don't think u.s. a prerequisite, i think it's helpful. and he'll build relationships as he goes. he has a lot of credibility. i don't think it will be a problem. >> do either of you
he is top on the minds at the pentagon i think. from what you know of chuck hagel and he would be the first enlisted man ever to run the pentagon, the first vietnam vet, from what you know, what sort of reception would he get from the military? >> i think it would be fine. i know senator haggel. he was a member -- and not a universal condition -- he was a member you could talk to, but on a personal base have a candid exchange of views. you could always speak with him and frankly given my...
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i don't know what his management experience is regarding the pentagon, little, if any. so i think it's an incredibly controversial choice, and it looks like the second term of barack obama is going to be an in your face term. >> reporter: and we should also note that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, the top republican here in the senate, made some softer comments on the other sunday talk shows. he was saying that chuck hagel will get some thorough vetting, will get tough kwequestions, bue was not talking about it in the same stark terms as senator graham. president obama is making this nomination with congress out of town, so there's also time for this nomination to melt away. we'll have to see. >>> i want to take a closer look now at the anti-israel claims against hagel through the eyes of a seasoned diplomat. nicholas burns is a former undersecretary of state. he joins us by phone. good morning, mr. ambassador. >> good morning. >> before we speak, i want to tell people exactly what hagel said that -- those comments that are haunting him today. in one state
i don't know what his management experience is regarding the pentagon, little, if any. so i think it's an incredibly controversial choice, and it looks like the second term of barack obama is going to be an in your face term. >> reporter: and we should also note that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, the top republican here in the senate, made some softer comments on the other sunday talk shows. he was saying that chuck hagel will get some thorough vetting, will get tough...
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at the pentagon. first to you, barbara, with the very latest. what's going on? >> wolf, earlier today the pentagon announced it was sending a missile defense system to the u.s. territory of guam, 2,000 miles east of the korean peninsula, because the north korean regime has threatened to attack the base in guam. the question on the table, is this all rhetoric or is it serious, is there a threat. u.s. officials shaking their heads at these latest words out of pyongyang. the assessment is that, look, north korea could not readily attack the continental united states, alaska or hawaii with its missiles, or its nuclear capability. it could attack, of course, the 28,000 troops just across the border in south korea. it's put the entire region on edge, and defense secretary chuck hagel made clear today, how soberly he is taking all of this. >> i hope the north will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down. there is a pathway that's responsible for the north to get on a path to peace, working with their neigh
at the pentagon. first to you, barbara, with the very latest. what's going on? >> wolf, earlier today the pentagon announced it was sending a missile defense system to the u.s. territory of guam, 2,000 miles east of the korean peninsula, because the north korean regime has threatened to attack the base in guam. the question on the table, is this all rhetoric or is it serious, is there a threat. u.s. officials shaking their heads at these latest words out of pyongyang. the assessment is...
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to have the republican running your pentagon? that's their point of view. >> does a republican or group of republicans decide to filibuster? >> you need 60 votes. >> for the hold. then you raise the bar to the 60 votes. there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with chuck hagel except for gloria's point about a downsizing at the pentagon. chuck hagel has been on the record saying it's too bloated. while it's not connected to some of the other games of political chess in washington, in some ways everything is connected. >> the white house makes the calculation that if republicans are going to oppose chuck hagel because he ended up being opposed to the war in iraq, that's a fight the white house is happy to have. more than half of the public is opposed -- was opposed to the war in iraq, too, in the end. this is something tha
to have the republican running your pentagon? that's their point of view. >> does a republican or group of republicans decide to filibuster? >> you need 60 votes. >> for the hold. then you raise the bar to the 60 votes. there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with...
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we begin with cnn's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara? >> reporter: the president has made the decision to act but you're right. the question now, what comes next. the obama administration is now confirming what was feared, that the syrian regime used chemical weapons multiple times. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. rncht pressu >> reporter: pressure is growing on president obama to act. >> i applaud the president's position and i appreciate it but the president of the united states better understand just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground of the balance of power. >> reporter: the white house says it will boost military support to the rebels but won't say exactly how. a looming option? arming the rebels. that could include desperately needed ammunition for rifles and machine guns as well as new shipments of machine guns, shoulder-fired weapons to attack tanks, artillery, helicopters, and jets, and morta
we begin with cnn's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara? >> reporter: the president has made the decision to act but you're right. the question now, what comes next. the obama administration is now confirming what was feared, that the syrian regime used chemical weapons multiple times. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. rncht pressu >> reporter: pressure is growing...
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first, too chris lawrence at the pentagon. the turkish government says it does have more sense of who the attacker was. >> yeah, erin, they think it's a man ichevich sham li, member of the revolution people's liberation party. they say he trained in europe how to make bombs and has attacked turkish military and police officials before. right now they're doing dna tests to confirm his i. dix. the group is a throwback to the cold war, a far left revolutionary group that wants to overthrow turkey's government and establish some sort of communist state. >> why would they target the u.s. embassy? >> they are anti-capitalist. and they're very, very opposed to the u.s. and nato. analysts say probably two reasons for this attack. one is to embarrass the turkish government. two is to protest the presence of u.s. patriot missiles on turkish soil. right now, 400 american troops are in turkey and they are moving that patriot missile battery into position on turkey's border with syria. turkey requested that help because of the mortars flyi
first, too chris lawrence at the pentagon. the turkish government says it does have more sense of who the attacker was. >> yeah, erin, they think it's a man ichevich sham li, member of the revolution people's liberation party. they say he trained in europe how to make bombs and has attacked turkish military and police officials before. right now they're doing dna tests to confirm his i. dix. the group is a throwback to the cold war, a far left revolutionary group that wants to overthrow...
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cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me now. what is the story for vets and the needs that the vets across the country have. >> reporter: first of all, ashleigh, i think it is jaw dropping that so many people in the military that the president of the united states had to go on tv and reassure them that they would be paid. when has that ever happened in the time of war in this country? it is the veterans who already served who may be feeling the brunt of it. there are 3.3 million veterans who receive disability checks. elderly, ill, injured, war wounded, and what the va says if this goes on through the month, if this goes on two, three weeks, they're going to run out of money and they will not be able to issue those disability checks to the veterans. of course, who need it the most. they also say that the processing of new disability claims, veterans back from the wars in iraq and afghanistan, that may slow down. it was already air long wait to get your disability claim check. now it may be longer. the check may not even come. an
cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me now. what is the story for vets and the needs that the vets across the country have. >> reporter: first of all, ashleigh, i think it is jaw dropping that so many people in the military that the president of the united states had to go on tv and reassure them that they would be paid. when has that ever happened in the time of war in this country? it is the veterans who already served who may be feeling the brunt of it. there are 3.3...
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pentagon correspondent barbara starr is out front. >> i think that we have both a moral obligation and a national security interest in, a, ending the slaughter in syria, but b, also ensuring that we've got a stable syria. >> that was the president on may 7th after he found out the syrisir syrian government had gassed its own people. they avoided military action in syria but announced a deal that bashar al assad had agreed to turn over its chemical weapons. just a month ago secretary of state john kerry was full of optimism assad was giving up his 1,000 tons of chemical weapons for destruction. >> i think it's also a credit to the assad regime for complying rapidly as they are supposed to. >> reporter: but was it too rosy a picture painted too soon? >> i think the public wanted to be oversold. i think the congressional actors wanted to be oversold and the administration wanted to be oversold because you wanted to be out of it. >> reporter: just this week new tv quest about whether assad is telling truth. >> we obviously bring skepticism borne of years of dealing with that regime. >> at
pentagon correspondent barbara starr is out front. >> i think that we have both a moral obligation and a national security interest in, a, ending the slaughter in syria, but b, also ensuring that we've got a stable syria. >> that was the president on may 7th after he found out the syrisir syrian government had gassed its own people. they avoided military action in syria but announced a deal that bashar al assad had agreed to turn over its chemical weapons. just a month ago secretary...
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and is the pentagon worried? >>> plus, in our pop lead a boy from the hood has turned havana into atlanta. jay-z is rapping about his trip to cuba much better than i did and says he went to the president himself for permission but the white house tells a but the white house tells a different story. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. the relationship between seems to be getting much closer, a closeness that may call for flea and tick protection that goes a level better than even frontline plus. new petarmorpro advanced combines two leading vet-recommended active ingredients, one to kill fleas and ticks, the second to repel fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, all faster than frontline plus and for less... guaranteed. petarmorpro advanced, advanced vet-quality protection for less than you'd expect. now available at walmart. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect yo
and is the pentagon worried? >>> plus, in our pop lead a boy from the hood has turned havana into atlanta. jay-z is rapping about his trip to cuba much better than i did and says he went to the president himself for permission but the white house tells a but the white house tells a different story. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. the relationship between seems to be getting much closer, a closeness that may call for flea and tick protection...
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however, our pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us the suspect is a former marine himself who left the service in 2010 after four years. he served in "operation iraqi freedom" for 12 months from 2007 to 2008 and in haiti after the earthquake and received ten medals, including several for his service in iraq. >> terribly tragic. thank you, susan candiotti in new york. >>> chris kyle was well known to millions of americans. he was the author of the best-selling book "american sniper" and he appeared in the nba reality show "stars earned stripes." nick valencia joins us now. what can you tell us about kyle? >> chris kyle grew up in east texas and big affinity for horses and grew up handling guns for a young age. he went on to be a profific sniper for the navy s.e.a.l.s. he chronicled this in his book "the american sniper." he became infamous among iraqi insurgence. he had killed more than 150 insurgents and, as you mentioned, his legacy lived far beyond the service community. he was known to millions of americans. in a recent interview with conan o'brien, he talked about his time
however, our pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us the suspect is a former marine himself who left the service in 2010 after four years. he served in "operation iraqi freedom" for 12 months from 2007 to 2008 and in haiti after the earthquake and received ten medals, including several for his service in iraq. >> terribly tragic. thank you, susan candiotti in new york. >>> chris kyle was well known to millions of americans. he was the author of the best-selling...
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and, you know, this is not -- this is a pentagon political issue inside the corridors of the pentagon. it requires managed expertise. does the secretary of defense really understand where the various political levers are in the pentagon that he needs to work on? where the influence is? how a budget is formed? who has the power? inside the military, in this very complex process and can he impact it? when you hire a secretary of defense, to some large extent you are hiring someone for that management expertise. the pentagon is one of the largest organizations in the world, and you need somebody who knows how to run it. that's what a secretary of defense does. the other big issue that he's walking into that people will be watching very closely, how he will advise on committing the use of military force. you know, we're talking about all these big grandiose issues. what if the first day on the job the syrian regime implodes and you have a crisis where chemical weapons might theoretically be on the loose, heaven forbid? what is chuck hagel's advice, how does he advise president obama, how
and, you know, this is not -- this is a pentagon political issue inside the corridors of the pentagon. it requires managed expertise. does the secretary of defense really understand where the various political levers are in the pentagon that he needs to work on? where the influence is? how a budget is formed? who has the power? inside the military, in this very complex process and can he impact it? when you hire a secretary of defense, to some large extent you are hiring someone for that...
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let's bring up the pentagon here and look at this. if this represented the entire budget of the pentagon, these cuts would only about this 8% or so up here at the top. that doesn't look like a whole lot right now, but the impact could be quite large. for example, one of the cuts would be to 46,000 department of defense jobs, which would be endangered with men and women and enlisted families, in fact, facing lower pay raises next year than they would expect. what about beyond that? the civilian population, working for the defense department. 800,000 civilians could face these 22-day furloughs, a forced furlough. it's a forced vacation. essentially, they're losing an entire month of pay out of the year, big impact on a lot of those folks out there. beyond that, there could be a reduction in training and maintenance for many people. that would have a bigger impact, probably in forward bases, where people are deployed, like afghanistan. beyond that, a reduction in naval operations. and finally, a reduction, in fact, in the number of hours
let's bring up the pentagon here and look at this. if this represented the entire budget of the pentagon, these cuts would only about this 8% or so up here at the top. that doesn't look like a whole lot right now, but the impact could be quite large. for example, one of the cuts would be to 46,000 department of defense jobs, which would be endangered with men and women and enlisted families, in fact, facing lower pay raises next year than they would expect. what about beyond that? the civilian...
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barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. i want to go back right now to one of the least soothing and relaxing places on earth, hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta, where we find martin savidge. we were talking about delays and cancellations. what is the situation there? >> reporter: the good news is we have no cancellations. at least nothing due to weather. if you want delays, unfortunately, we do have some of those. about half the flights here are going off with some kind of delay, not major. some are ten minutes, some are 15 minutes, some are longer. we are getting up to 30 and 45 minute delays. some even longer than that. but it's started off very good this morning, just the combination of volume, weather and the impact of people coming from other airports, their planes delayed moving through atlanta to their next destination. it's all starting to dare i say snowball. i hope that wasn't one of the words that was banned. but that's the situation. the good news is, the 5:50 to cancun still on time if you're headed that w
barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. i want to go back right now to one of the least soothing and relaxing places on earth, hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta, where we find martin savidge. we were talking about delays and cancellations. what is the situation there? >> reporter: the good news is we have no cancellations. at least nothing due to weather. if you want delays, unfortunately, we do have some of those. about half the flights here are going off with some kind of...
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the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think at some point in time the individuals responsible are going to be found and there will be justice. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, te
the pentagon says it was never asked, but the fact that the state department, the cia and pentagon didn't get together saying we need to have marines floating off of libya, that was the greatest crime. they had no fire department anywhere close. >> john, thank you very much. of course, greater than the crime may be the coverup. up next, was it a coverup by the obama administration? and will anyone ever be brought to justice? >> it might not be tomorrow or this year, but i do think...
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our pentagon correspondent is chris lawrence in washington with new information just into cnn about evidence being collected from the alleged chemical attack. chris? >> the message from the u.s. and its allies seems to be too little, too late. both a senior obama administration official and the british foreign secretary william haig saying that even if the u.n. inspectors get on the ground there, whatever evidence they find is likely to have been corrupted. they say that site has been continuously shelled by the syrian regime over the past several days, which may make any evidence that they find not credible. why are they then so sure in assigning blame saying they are fairly certain there was a chemical weapons attack and that the regime is to blame? it's because what we now learned from a u.s. official is that there was evidence collected, including some tissue samples from that site in the hours and days following the attack. the evidence was collected by multiple international sources and was then being analyzed at a separate location. so we've seen a real change in tone. from what we ar
our pentagon correspondent is chris lawrence in washington with new information just into cnn about evidence being collected from the alleged chemical attack. chris? >> the message from the u.s. and its allies seems to be too little, too late. both a senior obama administration official and the british foreign secretary william haig saying that even if the u.n. inspectors get on the ground there, whatever evidence they find is likely to have been corrupted. they say that site has been...
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the pentagon sending warships armed with cruise police sills. >>> hundreds of dogs are seized. this is the second largest dog fighting bust in u.s. history. >>> we begin in california where a wildfire, this is the size of chicago, has scorched thousands of acres around the western edge of yosemite national park. more than 3600 firefighters are on the front line. this fire only 15% contained. the fire so big it can be seen from space. the fire is really a threat to the place of the park that's quite busy where you have the campers and people that have been planning their vacation for quite some time? >> reporter: it is still about 30 or 40 miles away from yosemmite valley, the heavily visited area. fir officials are very concerned. they say this fire is making an easterly push. i'm not sure if you can see the smoke. you can tell the tree stump completely demolished and destroyed. the fire came through days ago scorching this earth and turning all of it black. you look at this tree stump here. it's still remaining but completely damaged by the fire. another reason why they're so
the pentagon sending warships armed with cruise police sills. >>> hundreds of dogs are seized. this is the second largest dog fighting bust in u.s. history. >>> we begin in california where a wildfire, this is the size of chicago, has scorched thousands of acres around the western edge of yosemite national park. more than 3600 firefighters are on the front line. this fire only 15% contained. the fire so big it can be seen from space. the fire is really a threat to the place of...
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number one, the pentagon expanding the missile defense on the west coast. defense secretary chuck hagel says they could spend $1 billion on the expansion. north korea test fired two short-range missiles this morning. >>> number two, lil wayne recovering after having a seizure. lil wayne tweeted last night saying i am good, everybody, thanks for the prayers and love. his friends and fellow rapper drake came to visit him and set up a vigil outside of his hospital room. >>> and number three the most influential celebrity of the year is oprah. the 59-year-old beat out big names like spielberg and clint eastwood. and they rated oprah winfrey as influential, and that was down one point from last year. >>> and then some of the stri strictest abortion bills in the nation if signed into law. one bill bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is after a few weeks. another bill bans abortions on the basis of gender or genetic defects. >>> sarah palin the main attraction at the conservative action conference today. palin is expected to talk about the failures
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for "outfront," barbara starr, the pentagon. >>> where are they is the question. now our seventh story "outfront" sorority sisters accusation of racism. a alabama sorority is under question whether a candidate was rejected because she is black. do the accusations add up? our reporter is "outfront" in tuscaloosa with the story. >> they like grew up -- >> reporter: melanie thought this year her last at the university of alabama would be the year a black student would be invited to join alpha gamma delta. the reason she said was a girl everyone was talking about. >> what you did hear about her? >> i heard there was a black girl coming through. that she was wonderful and fabulous. and she had a resume that embarrassed any of us. >> reporter: when it was time to determine whether to let the girl join, she said sorority leaders decide ad vote was not necessary. >> and of course, i say we won't talk about the black girl. >> reporter: according to her, the only reason they gave for not letting her in was a technicality on a letter of recommendation. chris says his step da
for "outfront," barbara starr, the pentagon. >>> where are they is the question. now our seventh story "outfront" sorority sisters accusation of racism. a alabama sorority is under question whether a candidate was rejected because she is black. do the accusations add up? our reporter is "outfront" in tuscaloosa with the story. >> they like grew up -- >> reporter: melanie thought this year her last at the university of alabama would be the year...